Canadian PSN Prices Finally Adjusted

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Changes to come as soon as this Thursday.

By Jeff Haynes

Canadian PS3 owners have frequently complained that their downloadable content was inequitable simply because of the price discrepancy. This is for good reason: whereas American users have paid $1.99 for Rock Band songs, for example, Canadian users have frequently seen prices that are two to three times that cost. In fact, SCEA Senior Vice President Peter Dille replied to the furor over the price of items in his latest PlayStation.Blog post, stating, "We understand the concerns and are looking to correct the discrepancy." Apparently, Sony is prepared to handle that issue this week. As of Thursday, May 1st, the prices of all downloadable content for Canadian PS3 users will be adjusted for the Canadian market.

In a press release from SCEA, the company stated that "the adjustment comes as a result of the strengthening Canadian currency and SCEA's ability to localize pricing within the PlayStation Store." Previously released items should be adjusted a little bit before the normally scheduled PSN update on Thursday. The new update will be fully changed to the new pricing scheme. Grace Chen, the senior manager for the PlayStation Store, remarked on this change by saying, "We are continually looking for ways to enhance the player experience on the PlayStation Network, and downloadable content through the PlayStation Store is just one of our areas of focus. We anticipate that this price adjustment will meet the expectations of our Canadian consumers and provide them with a better PlayStation Network experience."

We contacted our own Canadian expert, Charles Onyett, for a comment on the new pricing scheme. He quickly replied, "I'm sorry, what did you say about PSN pricing? I couldn't hear you over the roar of my chainsaw and clopping of moose hooves. Go Habs."